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Specialty Crop Block Grants Awarded
Published January 28, 2022
North Dakota awarded more than $7 million in specialty crop block grants this past year. Projects range from efforts to find genetic markers linked to resistance in pigweeds to plans to provide access to specialty crops to North Dakota grade…A New Chair for 40 Square
Published January 28, 2022
Springfield, Minnesota farmer Cole Trebesch has been elected as the new chair of 40 Square Cooperative Solutions. Steve Hoffman of New Ulm is the new vice chair. 40 Square is an independent agricultural co-op that offers health plans to farmers…Don’t Let ‘Group Think’ Take Over the Fertilizer Decision
Published January 27, 2022
With product shortages and supply chain interruptions, rational decisions can become irrational. AgroLiquid Sales Strategy Lead Galynn Beer encourages farmers to do the math and not let emotion take over. "You get people competing for tight supplies and it can…Longtime FSA Farm Loan Manager Passes
Published January 27, 2022
Gary Schommer, 60, passed away Tuesday. Schommer spent more than 30 years with USDA with both the Farm Service Agency and Farmers Home Administration. Schommer lived in McIntosh, Minnesota and served farmers in Polk, Marshall and Red Lake Counties.EWG Links Crop Insurance Payments to Climate Crisis
Published January 27, 2022
The Environmental Working Group has released an analysis of the crop insurance program. According to this data, insurance payments to farmers increased more than 400 percent from 1995-to-2020. Drought-related indemnity payments totaled $1.6 billion. Payments due to excess moisture rose…Grain Regulations Moving Through SD Legislature
Published January 27, 2022
The South Dakota Senate unanimously passed three bills to strengthen grain regulation and enforcement in the state. Senate Bill 38 increases the maximum penalty for buying grain without a warehouse license from $20,000 to $50,000. It also becomes a felony…ND Addresses Truck Driver Shortage
Published January 27, 2022
North Dakota has 49,000 CDL-licensed drivers in the state. That’s down from 52,000 four years ago. Efforts are underway to address the truck driver shortage. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum says a letter has been sent to more than 1,400…30×30 Described as a ‘Land Grab’
Published January 27, 2022
Hundreds of people showed up for meetings in Dickinson and New Salem highlighting the Biden Administration's 30x30 proposal. NDFB President Daryl Lies describes 30x30 as a ‘land grab.’ "Especially, when you get into western North Dakota where they deal a…Proactive and Transparent
Published January 27, 2022
The global supply chain headaches are expected to continue through all of 2022. In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, BASF Marketing Director Robbie Upton said the company is trying to be as proactive and transparent as possible.…